掻(か)き集(あつ)める

かきあつめる
verb (ichidan)
to scrape together, to gather
他動詞 transitiveaction
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present掻(か)き集(あつ)める掻(か)き集(あつ)めない
Present polite掻(か)き集(あつ)めます掻(か)き集(あつ)めません
Past掻(か)き集(あつ)めた掻(か)き集(あつ)めなかった
Past polite掻(か)き集(あつ)めました掻(か)き集(あつ)めませんでした
て form掻(か)き集(あつ)めて掻(か)き集(あつ)めなくて
ている present掻(か)き集(あつ)めている掻(か)き集(あつ)めていない
ている polite掻(か)き集(あつ)めています掻(か)き集(あつ)めていません
ている past掻(か)き集(あつ)めていた掻(か)き集(あつ)めていなかった
ている past polite掻(か)き集(あつ)めていました掻(か)き集(あつ)めていませんでした
Conditional ば掻(か)き集(あつ)めれば掻(か)き集(あつ)めなければ
Conditional たら掻(か)き集(あつ)めたら掻(か)き集(あつ)めなかったら
Volitional掻(か)き集(あつ)めよう—
Volitional polite掻(か)き集(あつ)めましょう—
Potential掻(か)き集(あつ)められる掻(か)き集(あつ)められない
Passive掻(か)き集(あつ)められる掻(か)き集(あつ)められない
Causative掻(か)き集(あつ)めさせる掻(か)き集(あつ)めさせない
Imperative掻(か)き集(あつ)めろ掻(か)き集(あつ)めるな
1. to scrape together, to rake up
To physically gather scattered things by scraping or raking them into one place.
砂(すな)を掻(か)き集(あつ)めた。
I scraped the sand together.
I raked up the fallen leaves and put them in a bag.
I gathered up the scattered documents and put them back on the desk.
2. to scrape together, to round up
To gather with effort from various sources, often implying difficulty or urgency.
資金(しきん)をなんとか掻(か)き集(あつ)めた。
I somehow scraped together the funds.
We rounded up volunteers and held the event.
I gathered information from each department before the deadline and compiled the report.

Usage: 掻(か)き集(あつ)める is a compound verb combining 掻(か)く (to scrape, to scratch) and 集(あつ)める (to gather). The 掻(か)き~ prefix adds a nuance of hasty or vigorous action.

Transitivity: Transitive (他動詞(たどうし)). Takes を for what is being gathered.

Aspect: 掻(か)き集(あつ)めている indicates ongoing gathering activity.

Common collocations

Nuance: Implies effort, urgency, or gathering from disparate sources. More emphatic than simple 集(あつ)める.